Author: satishrao

My All Time 25 Fitness Tips

When it comes to being healthy there is definitely no “one glove fits all”. However since I have been working with people over the years closely who are stressed and are pushed towards living an unhealthy lifestyle some of these …

Super Easy Steps To Be Healthy At Work

The biggest challenge most of the working people face is, how to be healthy when one spends so much time at work which includes  commuting as well. Over the years, the biggest obstacle in every one’s mind when it comes …

Have you focused on your Emotional Fitness?

I always believed that being fit is not only to be healthy physically, but also emotionally. In fact when I work with my clients I focus more on the emotional aspect with some of them since it is easier to …

Self-defence … emotionally …

Pepper spray, stout stick, stun gun, swiss knife and so on …a range of weapons do come to our mind the moment we think about self-defence. And … we do not stop at one method when it does come to …

Fear is just an illusion in your mind

I have realized over the years that the mere fact of facing up to the fear will make most of us freeze in our paths towards being more decisive. More than often,the fear of action makes many people lead a …

5 Ways To Wake Up Feeling Awesome And Energized.

Are you aware that the first one hour on waking up is what sets you up, to make the day most productive? Well! I have been writing over the years, about doing the right things before going to sleep and also during the …

The new fatigue on the block

Work from home Fatigue is the new challenge for most of the employees who are forced to work from their respective homes due to the pandemic. With hardly any social interactions, back to back meetings and unrealistic expectations from their …

Are you sabotaging your Immune system?

We are as fit as our immune system. If you are falling sick way too often and realize that you are not as energetic & peppy as you were, you need to work on your immune system.

I was under …

Open your Mind for some great Ideas

If you are working towards generating great ideas to improve your life, then it’s time to unchain yourself from the mundane, conventional thoughts, which occupy your brain.

Over the last few weeks, I have been working on this aspect in …

Are you Guilty of Negative Self Talk?

Getting to being a leader is one thing. However, staying there and thriving especially during these difficult times is a different ball game altogether. How you manage your upswing is directly proportionate to how you manage your downswing.

With remote …

5 Signs To Look Out for Before You Quit Your Boss

I am sure that you have heard these words that “People do not quit their jobs but quit their boss” Well this can’t be more true in the present time we are living.If you are an employee, then one of …

Your Mindset Can Make or Break You

As a professional Life Coach I always have the most challenging job of changing mindsets of people. Now believe me changing the mindset is not a walk in a park but an effort which according to me does need to …

Course Correct Yourself To Find Your Passion

The year 2010 was the year for me when I was spearheading a big project and working through deadlines. There was a critical issue which did ensure that my tech team had to work round the clock and even though …

Unregulated Stress A Ticking Time Bomb

Stress to a certain extent is good for all of us however once it does cross the threshold, then it often begins to eat from the inside. The damage unregulated stress can cause both at the physical and Emotional level …

Your Passion Can Drive You To Incredible Heights

Way back in early 2009 when I was at the airport, I did pick up a Magazine which did speak about Entrepreneurship and its unknown challenges. I did go through the complete article and was hooked on to the idea …

Boss Management Why No Company Teaches You??

Let us all agree that for most people working in an organization, your respective boss will always be on top of the list of people who does matter. It was no different for me, when a decade back I also …

Masculinity Is Never About Being Strong All The Time

Over the last one decade, my profession has given me some deep insights on how women and men think and express their feelings. Now what I am going to share in the next few paragraphs are only about my experience …

Your Daily Rituals Can Make Or Break You

Have you heard the words “A family which eats together stays together” Well, when I did heard this for the first-time many decades back I was not surprised because our family always did have at least one meal together.

When …

Here Is How To Get Motivated And Stay Motivated

Recently, I received a call from my friend Jimmesh Sarvotam who was my school mate and later also my batch mate during my college days. We had studied together for almost a decade plus and Jimmesh was always the studious …

How Do You Prepare For Life’s Ups And Downs?

Richard Sengupta reached out to me couple of weeks back and during the conversation he did mention that “Satish in the last 6 months I have gone through the worst of times and also the best of the times” Now …

5 Lessons To Learn Sooner Than Later In Life

One of the most common thoughts I did hear from a majority of my own clients over the years was “Satish, If I had only learnt this early in my life, I would not have wasted all my time on …

Your Willpower And Self Control Can Be The Gamechanger

There is no Secret to massive Success. All of us do know that doing something which you are passionate about on a consistent basis with absolute focus will eventually get you to your big goals. However, this is what goes …

Here Is How To Make 2018 Your Breakthrough Year

Raghu reached out to me couple of months back for Executive Coaching. He was heading the Technical Team in his company. His concern was that his team-mates were not showing much enthusiasm towards their job. I asked him the nature …

Challenge Yourself To Learn Something New

Learning is a never-ending process and one should always be open to learn and also unlearn. When the opportunity does arise one should never give up to grab with both the hands. Our High Performance Alchemy Masterclass which is on …

What If People Around You are Toxic?

Prashant was involved in a project which he really loved. It was one of the best projects in his organization. He was proud to be a part of that team. Things were going on really well when something changed overtime. …

Be So Positive That Negativity Doesn’t Affect You!

Of late, the phrases “Be positive”, “Life is awesome!”, “I am really excited!” and so on have become quite common. Sometimes, it may seem like how can anyone be so positive all the time?

Are people merely putting on an …

Consistency – Is It A Want Or An Absolute Need?

Just imagine going to a hill-station by bus or your car . As many of you would already have experienced, you will obviously have to go through several twists and turns, Right? One wrong turn … you drop down below …

7 Reasons Which Prevent You From Being More Confident

If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life

– Marcus Garvey

If there is one life skill which propels you up the success ladder, it is building confidence! However, this particular life …

Can Individual Transformation Help An Organization?

Many clients have come to me for coaching in the past. Their common expectation is “I wan’t to contribute more to my organization but am not able to. I work really hard but it’s still difficult to meet my targets.”…

Here Is How To Rewire Your Brain For Success

How successful you are often depends on your emotional state. The emotional state is directly connected to the state of your mind. So, if you are someone looking at success outside you, then you are trying to find the pot …

Bounce Back From Anything In Life In 3 Simple Steps

Resilience is the word that defines one’s ability to rise again strongly after being knocked down.

Confucius once spoke of resilience as our greatest glory. These were his words, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising …

The Secret To Living A Life Of Adventure And Passion

“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing” – Denis Whitley

Are you going through a life situation that makes you feel frustrated and …

Here’s How To Escape The Fake Goal Trap

Most people are stressed because they are overwhelmed with the number of things they need to do in the given 24 hour day. If the tasks in hand do stress you out, then you need to remember that working on …

5 Ways To Turn Back The Clock In Less Than 8 Weeks

Do you remember your wonder years? For most like me it would have been wanting to get older, have the freedom to do whatever we wanted and not be answerable to parents and siblings. There were times during my teen …

High Performing Executives Decoded

For some of you who do not know yet, I have been working on my upcoming book High Performance Alchemy for a year now and have been interviewing some Top C Level Executives across India to know their insights as …

Clean Office Politics … Is It A Myth?

If you are hearing about office Politics for the first time, then I am sure that you are either working as a Solopreneur or on a sabbatical. Any organization where people tend to spend more time at work than outside …

Here Is How To Re-Structure Your Goal-Setting DNA

Latest research has pointed out that more than 50 % of the people end up setting Goals before the beginning of the year but only 8-10 % diligently work towards it and a minuscule percentage actually get there.

Now for …

Are You Low In Confidence?

These 7 Hacks will guarantee you a quick turnaround …

Being confident is not something which we are born with but this is a strong trait which can be developed and strengthened over the years. Latest research has more than …

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Success?

One thing which I have learnt over the years working with people is that most do not fear failure but majority of the people do fear being successful. Yes, you did read it right.

Fear of Success is making many …

Are You Trying To Lose Weight But Not Able To?

I WAN’T TO LOSE WEIGHT BUT I AM NOT ABLE TO …

One of the most common complaints I have heard from my clients till now is “No matter what I do, I am not able to lose weight!”

Why …

What Makes A True Leader?

This conversation happened recently with one of my clients during her Executive Coaching sessions. In the midst of our conversation, the focus shifted to Leadership as she made a remark “He was a True Leader!” about her Business Head. The …

10 Steps For An Amazing Life Transformation

More and more people are finding it difficult to stay in the present and stay focused. I do keep hearing this again and again. “Satish! I do find it next to impossible to stay focused and am overwhelmed with things …

The Minimalist Guide To 2x Your Health Quotient

Everybody does know that it’s a gargantuan task to make big changes in life to become healthier. However, if I tell you that the opposite does work more effectively, at least some of you might be interested to know more.…

Lose Weight & Gain Energy – 5 Simple Ways

Are you someone who is looking at losing weight and having more  energy? Well! Who does not want it? One of the most common health goals of all my clients,over the last 5 years has been to lose weight and …

Emotional Intelligence Your Key To Be Successful In Life

Are you aware  that Emotional Intelligence is what separates  the best performers from the rest of the pack.

Emotional Intelligence is something which cannot be measured easily. However it does play a critical role in how each one of us …

7 Life Lessons From The Himalayas

After a long time I did go back to my favorite place on earth, which is the Himalayan Range of Mountains. Even though I have traversed across the mountains many a times before, this time it was very special.

We …

5 Easy Ways To Burn More Fat And Get Lean

To sustain good health it is imperative that you develop some key good habits, which will help you to lose weight or in some cases simply maintain the weight loss which you have already achieved.

Over the year’s working with …

Do You Procrastinate? 7 Surprising Reasons Behind It

One of the biggest challenge people face when it comes to being successful is that they tend to procrastinate. You might be someone who has picked up this habit recently or someone who has worked on it diligently over the …

5 Things To Do Before Breakfast To Win Every Day.

Over the last few weeks I have been personally interviewing some of the biggest CEO’s & Business Entrepreneurs for my upcoming book and the one factor which is not surprising and the common denominator is the way each one of …

Here Is How To Improve Your Likable Factor

Over the years I have come across far too many people who do believe that being likable is a natural ingrained trait that few lucky ones are born with.

However the reality is far from the truth. I am more …

4 Key Habits For Creating Personal And Professional Success

Over the years, I have worked with several executives and entrepreneurs.

Some of whom were extremely successful professionally but their personal life was nothing great .

At the same time, there have also been clients whose family life is brilliant, …

3 Warning Signs That You’re Working Too Hard

Let’s say you have some money set aside and are looking to invest it in a fund.

If you’re a prude investor, you’ll carefully explore alternate options, the risks involved and the total ROI % you’re going to get from …

How To Beat Perfectionism And Still Do Your Best Work

I have a question for you…

When I say the word ‘Perfect’, what comes to your mind?

Does the thought trigger a picture of someone who’s absolutely organized, always does tasks effectively and with 100% efficiency?

Do you feel you …

5 Step Process Guaranteed To Boost Your Self Confidence

Over the years I have  come across many top level executives or Entrepreneurs who have worked hard to get to the top  but somewhere down the line, certain incidents or life experiences would have dented their own self confidence which …

Why It’s Time To Make Protein Your Best Friend

Last week one of my Face Book Page Posts  on Protein did generate a lot of interest and got  me lot of queries offline with respect to natural vegetarian source of protein. Like I had mentioned previously, the data continue …

Here’s How To Reinvent Yourself In 5 steps

Are you unhappy with your current life situation? It might be your job, your business, your health or your relationships.

If you’re not satisfied with the results you are getting in any of these areas, it’s time to introspect and …

How To Burn A Lot Of Fat Fast Without Exercise

Would you like to learn about how you can burn fat without any exercise at all? Does the above statement sound like a fake one?

If you’re like most people, your “I do not believe it!” radar would have gone …

How To Redesign Your Life

Are you frustrated with your current life situation? Do you feel dissatisfied with your lifestyle?

If yes, you’re not alone. In the last few years, I have worked with many people just like you. They came to me because they …

5 Keys To Feel Like The Incredible Hulk

Every morning when you start your day, you REALLY want to feel like the Incredible Hulk.

You want to feel like a hero who is ready to seize the day.

And here’s the most important bit – You really want …

5 Things You Can Do Starting Today To Get More Done

Would you like to learn how to get more done? Do you struggle to keep up with your commitments despite of having the best intentions?

The inability to get stuff done is a pandemic in our modern society. More and …

How To Prepare Your Mind For Peak Performance

There isn’t a lot of difference between YOU and Virat Kohli.

Both of you are required to perform at your highest levels continually. People higher in the food-chain expect you to produce the best results and questions are asked when …

How To Conquer Your Beer Belly

The one thing that embarrasses us more than anything else is the – beer belly.

Excess fat in the mid-section is condemned by everyone and yet, it’s something that has become increasingly common.

Almost 2 in 3 people that you …

How To Make Meditation A Daily Habit

Do you believe in the power of meditation but find yourself struggling to make it a habit? If yes, you’re not alone.

There are so many people that I speak to on a day to day basis who believe that …

3 Ways To Bounce Back From Anything In Life

Resilience is the word that defines one’s ability to rise again strongly after being knocked down.

Confucius, once spoke of resilience as our greatest glory. These were his words, “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising …

How To Make 2015 Your Best Year Ever

Hey there…
So it’s another year that has gone by and tomorrow, it’s going to be a new beginning.

You may have had goals that you wanted to accomplish this 2014. You may have achieved some of them, made some …

How To Lose Weight Even When You’re A Super Busy Executive

Almost all executives have little or no control over their lifestyles. Their schedules are often crazy, hectic and unmanageable.

For every single project they complete, three new ones crop up and they’re always busy catching up. The severe pressure leads …

The Secret To Living A Life Of Adventure And Passion

“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” ~Denis Whitley

Are you going through a life situation that makes you feel frustrated and unhappy?…

How To Develop Emotional Maturity

Emotional maturity is one of the things that determines the quality of your life.

It can be defined as one’s ability to experience a full range of emotions from delight to grief without losing your head.

Over the years, I’ve …

4 Practical Steps To Lose Weight

Are you someone that’s struggling with your weight? If so, you’re not alone.

You’re one among the vast majority of entrepreneurs and executives that struggle with their weight.

It’s not easy to be overweight and lead a happy and content …

Here Is How To Reset The Clock Of Aging

Every now and then when I interact with New Gen Entrepreneurs or Corporate Executives  one thing is certain that most are lot less healthy than the previous generations.

Being fit affects how you look, the way you move and eventually …

Are You Over Thinking The Weight Loss Process?

When it comes to health and fitness, people do have questions and lots of them. More often than not I do see that people are confused more than ever for the simple reason that there is too much of information …

Here’s How To Escape the Fake Goal Trap

Most people are stressed because they are overwhelmed with the number of things they need to do in the given 24 hour day. If the tasks in hand does stress you out, then you need to remember that working on …

4 Ways To Overcome Frustrating Challenges And Lead An Abundant Life

Are you feeling frustrated with your life right now?

Almost everybody goes through terrible, frustrating challenges.

But there’s a huge difference between those who succeed and those who struggle…

Successful people refuse to let these challenges hold them back.

On …

Make Your Day Focused,Humble and Productive

This Weird Little Hack Makes You 2X Productive Almost Instantaneously

Are you struggling to stay focussed and productive?

Then, I have an easy to use weird little hack that will make you 2X more productive almost instantaneously.

But before …

Are You Struggling To Wake Up Early?

Think about this for a moment…

It’s the crack of dawn, the sun is rising and you wake up with a spring in your step and get yourself ready.

You still have a few hours left before the hustle and …

Here’s How To Create More Luck And Success In Your Life

Are you someone who believes that your friends, colleagues and others succeeded out of sheer luck? Do you feel that luck is far more important than skill when it comes to making progress and creating success?

If yes, you’re not …

3 Sure fire Strategies To Alleviate Your Stress At Work

For most corporate executives, their typical work day is jam-packed with activity comprising of meetings, hundreds of emails, phone calls and tasks that all require an urgent response.

The constant activity and quick switch of focus from one thing to …

Obliterate Procrastination!

4 Quick And Easy Steps To Overcome Procrastination And Get More Done, Period!

Almost every one of us procrastinates at some point in our lives. Even though we recognize the importance of doing something, we have an inherent tendency/temptation to …

Here’s How Your Corporate Career Is Slowly Killing You

If you’re like most corporate professionals or modern entrepreneurs, it’s likely that you spend a lot of your time sitting and working.

Almost all of the activities we do in our professional career involves 90% sitting – whether it’s taking …

How to Overcome Negative Mindset And Come Out Triumphant

1If you’re like most people, you too would have been affected by the myriad of negative thoughts and energies that bombard us at different times of the day. Even though certain kinds of negative thoughts and emotions can help keep …

4 Key Traits Of Highly Successful People

Over the years, I have personally worked with various successful people… some of whom are pioneers in their respective fields and from those experiences, I have come to one conclusion:

Successful people operate differently. They have certain key habits that …

How To Change Yourself Successfully

Are you someone who thrives on constant change or someone who abhors it? Some of the greatest game-changing shifts happen when you begin to adapt to the situation and work from where you are with what you already have.

Whether …

Enjoy the ride of your Life

Do you see your life through a mindset of scarcity or one of abundance? Most people walk through life with constant fear of tomorrow since they do not know what is in the making.

When you do not know as …

Are you balanced in life?

Working on being balanced in life is different for each one of us. Most according to me want to be productive in their professional or personal lives by not compromising much in their Emotional & physical states.

Maintaining a fine …

Lasting Change takes time.

Change is always good,especially when it is an empowering one. However how many of you are ready to invest time & effort to work on your biggest changes which will completely flip your life for good?

Even though people get …

Three steps to a Good night sleep.

Do you stay up late in the night, watching television or glued to your smartphone? No matter how hard you have been trying to regularise your sleep pattern you are slipping back in no time.

In my work as a …

Are you Happy with your Life?

I come across many people who wish that their personal or professional lives could have been happier. However they do not know that the responsibility for this is always within themselves.

Working as a “Professional Life Coach” has given me …

How Exercise changed me from inside out

Are you someone who knows that you need to exercise regularly, but somehow can’t make time for it? Well don’t worry; I too was stuck with the same predicament a couple of years ago.

First things first – remember that …

Bounce your way back from failure

Failure can be painful for most of us and more often than not the biggest mistake people make is to stay hurt & be in a state of Non-inertia for way  too long.

Failure can hurt, if you are emotionally …

Create Calm around a world of chaos

Do you feel overwhelmed at work & begin to feel stressed & edgy? How many times have you wished to just unchain yourself from this state and focus on your thoughts?

 The pace most people live their life at is …

3 tips to be a smart learner

Humans are creatures of habit. We tend to do the same things and are bound to get the same results. When it comes to learning an empowering habit or action, it is imperative, that we work towards learning a smarter …

Food intake can make or break you

Are you aware that the food you consume, can have a massive impact on your productivity at the physical & Emotional level by 20-30 percent at the very least?

Like automobiles which run on good fuel, it is the quality, …

What is Soulful Living?

I was asked this question in one of my seminars, during the Q&A session. Even though I could not do justice to this question then,  I had promised myself that I would try and get this message across in my …

Work yourself towards healthy aging

Do you assume that you are too out of shape, sick, tired or just too old to exercise & in the bargain avoid it completely?

Well most think like this, even in their mid 40s & 50’s.As with everything age …

Be Optimistic to create opportunities

Optimistic people are most of the time forward looking and anticipate that things will go well later today, tomorrow or in the months or years to come.

According to me this is one of the most critical aspects for one …

3 reasons you are not losing weight

Have you been trying to lose weight but can’t seem to figure out why you’ve been unsuccessful? The answer isn’t the fad diet you’ve attempted, nor is it a simple matter of willpower.

Working with people over the years, has …

3 Happiness Rules To Live By

Most want Happiness but few can figure out how to live it. In my experience it is not the biggest things which will make a person happy but small things. I have known people who have everything in this world …

Re-work your relation with Food

Do you struggle to be in control with what you eat? Well most people tend to stray when it comes to unhealthy eating.

What causes the most damage, when it comes to your wellbeing is when you begin to associate …

Develop an Abundance Mindset

Are you aware that the more you cling onto things in your life; the more you are creating a mindset of scarcity? This mindset is more often than not, based on fear.

I have noticed over the years that when …

3 Actions Steps to Exercise

The One question that always intrigues me is – why do some people tend to be more active, move around the day & stick to their workouts, while others tend to struggle to even get up from their chairs?

People …

Emotional Strength is the key Differentiator

When was the last time you worked on your Emotional strength? Well to be successful in any endeavour, it is imperative to be strong at the Emotional Level. This can make the difference between Success & failure.

Working & Interacting …

Choose Optimism Over Negativity

If you are consistently leaning towards negative thoughts or even actions, remember it is your choice & before you can realise, you become extremely good at it.

Even though the human mind is extremely adaptive, it somehow tends to follow …

Get to your best physique ever

Getting to be as lean as possible is what most desire. Though not a walk in the park, with some tweaks in your training, nutrition & lifestyle change  you can begin to move in the right direction.

For someone who …

Learn to Ride the Momentum Wave

Transformation in life begins in picking a Momentum wave & riding it. Have you been stuck with a vision, dream or even a Life goal, for lack of momentum? Well fear not, I have walked this path before.

You might …

Your Health is always in your Hands

What is the answer you get when you ask yourself, how healthy are you? Step back & ask yourself this question. It will take less than a minute.

The reason I am touching upon this topic is that a recent …

Success does leave clues

Are you looking at being extremely successful in your chosen field & wish you had a user manual to refer to in times of need? Most want to, but they also do not know how to.

Working as a Life …

Ladies, it’s time to be healthy

If you are a woman overloaded with work on the personal & professional front and the last thing on your mind is your health, then you should be reading this Blog Article.

With Women’s day round the corner, it is …

Being Assertive can completely transform your Life

Assertiveness is a trait which goes hand in hand with our belief & values. Have you been caught napping, at a time in your life when a little more Assertiveness would have done you a world of good?

I have …

What is your Wellness Quotient?

Do you focus on being more healthy in the mind or the body? Well you will be surprised to know that most focus on being healthier physically. However wellness is nothing, but being in top notch shape both in the …

Turn your Frustrating Life into a Great one

Are you one or know of someone who has reached a stage in life, where nothing works as planned. Do you see the simplest things, frustrating you and sending you off towards self pity?

Well you are not alone. Most …

Why Weight Loss is the easier part of the game.

When it comes to being healthy, there are two schools of thought – one belongs to those who find it difficult to lose weight and the other who find it difficult to maintain the lost weight.

When you begin to …

Are you walking the “Burnout” Road?

Are you aware that each one of us will eventually come face to face with a Burnout in our life? If we do not take it seriously, it eventually can put us out of commission.

Burnouts are common nowadays. I …

Overcome Stress before it overcomes you

Stress more often than not is bound to keep us on our feet. Over the years, most of us have allowed it to become a Frankenstein within each of us. If you are feeling numb, indecisive, suffering from weight issues …

Predict Your Future by creating it.

Without a bright future in sight, most people get disillusioned and negative. Well there is always a better response and that is to create your future.Which tribe, do you think you belong to?Read on to find out more.

When we …

Smart Food Rules to Live by

Do you go through a guilt trip & saddled with Emotions, when you slip up on your food intake? Well, you will be surprised to know that most of us follow ancient advice, when it comes to food intake & …

Are you living Life in Denial Mode

I come across, far too many people living in the “Denial Mode” which is nothing but avoiding the truth, procrastinating and eventually delaying taking tough decisions. If this sounds familiar, then it is time to switch modes.

All of us, …

Sleep is the foundation of strong and healthy living

 I come across many people, who think that they can get away with about 4-5 hours of sleep, live life aggressively and make the best use of their limited  time. If you are walking this tight rope, then it’s time …

Why Antioxidants is the Key

Are you aware that the stress we put on ourselves on a daily basis creates so many free radicals, that we eventually become unstable @ the cellular level.

This means that in the process of not handling our stress, we …

Overcome Emotional Roller coasters

We have all experienced moments of being spaced out, remorseful, happy & exuberant. However when these moments happen regularly and begin to control one’s life, then you are going through an Emotional Roller coaster.

Working with people over the years, …

Are you overwhelmed by Negativity?

At times, I wonder why there is so much Negativity around us & what is stopping people from shifting towards joy & happiness?

You are not alone, if you tend to get influenced in your thoughts & actions when there …

Stress Survival Plan

Stress has become a part of so many people’s lives that they have began to accept it. I am sure that, only a few know that Stress takes a toll on more than just your mood.

The number one issue …

Managing Critics makes all the difference

Critics are always a part of our life. They could exist in the office, social circles or even in our own homes. Basically it is important for each one of us to learn about “how to identify critics” and move …

Work on your Endurance & Stamina

Your endurance & stamina will go hand in hand, if you want to improve your health quotient. In my opinion working on these two factors will not only help you in your wellness area but also in overcoming  your limiting …

Overcome the Success roadblocks for the year ahead.

With the New Year round the corner I am sure most of you are working towards making the next twelve months the most successful. However if you are aware of the trap doors, you will be in a better position …

What you should not do in 2014 – Health wise

Most of the New Year resolutions fail, because people try to fit in too many things onto their plate. Recent studies show that we have only so much willpower and trying to break many habits at once is not practical.…

Riding an Emotional Wave Is More than Just Willpower

Do you struggle to regulate your emotions, manage your thoughts & think positively irrespective of your circumstances? Well then it is time to focus on your Emotional nerve, which helps one to gain clarity & focus in life.

Working on …

Step up on your Health Quotient

Being healthy is not just about eating right & hitting the gym 4-5 times a week. There is more to this, than what most comprehend. Being healthy is more of a choice than a chance. This post addresses what each …

It is never too late for course correction

Are you aware that regular course correction is what ultimately gets an airplane to its destination? I was surprised to know this and realised that creating an ideal future can often make present problems irrelevant.

Often I am approached by …

Happiness is not an elusive muscle.

All of us want to be happy, but only very few have a clue about how to get and remain there. Are you aware that your Happiness & Emotional quotient go hand in hand, with both of them feeding on …

Being compelling is just a beginning

Are you making an unsuccessful effort in reaching out to people when trying to sell something or like in my case reaching out to people in helping Transforming Lives? Well to be successful, you need to work first towards selling …

Healthy Habits Can Also De-rail Your Progress

Getting into an exercise habit is one thing, but sustaining it for a life time is another. As you might have guessed, I am addressing how you can sustain the momentum and ensure that you see some amazing progress in …

What do you choose to do from today?

About three years ago, I choose to live my life on my terms and even though it has been a very different life professionally, it has been more fulfilling, satisfying & forthcoming.

Many times when people reach out to me, …

Are you knocking on the Burnout door?

Burnouts are common nowadays with stress level’s hitting the roof. It is related to feelings of monotony, lack of motivation and a drive to move on. This sort of burnout can creep up on you, slowly changing the way you …

It’s time to stop dwelling and Move on

If any of you have had an old gramophone, you would remember that the same music kept playing on if the disc had a scratch. This would carry on, till the needle was physically moved to the next groove. Does …

Common Fitness Myths Debunked

Have you not come across a new weight loss tip, which guarantees you weight loss or even single digit fat percentages by investing only a couple of minutes in the gym? Most of these are myths, which have never been …

How do you know you have developed a good Habit?

Are you aware that more than 50% of our behaviors on a day to day basis are habitual and not intentional?Well this means that,if you really want to, you can work towards changing any of your dis empowering behavior into …

What are your most important Fitness Goals?

When it comes to fitness goals, more than three fourth of the people I come across are confused as to what they want. How will you get there, if you do not know where you are going?Working on your own …

Rewire Your Mind & Erase Negative Thoughts

Being negative is a choice rather than a chance for most people. Being negative can be extremely detrimental to one’s life. Over the years, I have seen that having a negative approach to life, will create more problems and influence …

Aerobic or Anaerobic exercise?

One of the most common questions I come across when it comes to exercise is which of the two is better – Aerobic or Anaerobic exercise? My logic is if you can manage either,  it is  great. However doing both …

Build good habits for life

All of us know that building good positive habits can be a herculean task, especially if you are looking at sticking with them permanently. However over the years whilst working with my clients, I have developed simple strategies which each …

Common Sense rules of Fat burn

Burning fat is an ongoing endeavor. To keep it going through the day you need to eat every 2-3 hours, by ensuring that you choose the right food and timing. Since losing weight is the number one concern, with most …

My journey through the Introvert highway

Being an introvert is not a shortcoming as long as you know when to switch modes, when it comes to making an impression with people.If you are the kind of person who believes that the business world is not for …

Why and how Alcohol negates the exercise habit

If you belong to the section of people who exercise but end up drinking beer or any other kind of alcohol, then this blog should help you decide on which of the two is more important.

I have come across …

Work on a productive overdrive

Do you often feel overworked, overwhelmed and overloaded? Most of the people who are not able to manage their time and personal productivity, go through this learning curve. With Multitasking being the new buzzword, this is bound to get worse.…

Bring the workout to you

Do you belong to the group of people who work 40 + hours every week? Do you  feel you can catch up on being healthy at a later stage, once you settle down?  Well do not be surprised –  you …

What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger

A Crisis will hit you when you least expect it. Can one be prepared to handle any crisis and come out stronger?

If you are following the cyclone phailin, which hit the Indian East Coast a couple of days ago, …

Simple truth about exercise

Everyone knows that regular exercise is good not only from a physical standpoint but also from an emotional level. However somewhere in the journey called life, we tend to ignore this. Are you guilty of walking the same path ? …

How not to let fear run you

How would your life be if fear was only a word you knew about in the dictionary? Well fear of failure is probably the highest reason which stops most people from living their dream.

You can find some solace  to …

Eat healthy to strengthen your Emotional Muscle.

Are you aware that eating 5-6 servings of fruits & vegetables in a day will help in altering the mood of an individually drastically? I have seen an amazing transformation of the emotional thought process with me and my own  …

Get your positive gears turning?

If you thought that being an optimist was ingrained in our genes, you can’t be more wrong. Having an optimistic mindset, can make one improve drastically in a very short period of time and the pure energy one radiates, will …

Work on your body to improve any situation

Are you stressed out due to situations around you and feel that you are walking through a minefield most part of the day? Well at most times when you begin to work things from the inside, you give yourself a …

Make Enthusiasm your best buddy

I  have seen more than enough people in this journey over the years as a Life & Wellness Coach who stop pursuing their dreams due to a  lack of Enthusiasm. Even though this is a state of mind just like …

How to work towards a Calmer you

Being calm is not something with which all of us are bestowed but something each one of us can work towards and eventually master. Haven’t you wished many a time that a calmer response or reaction could have altered the …

Get Motivated & stay that way

Have you had days where you are absolutely motivated and felt you could do just about anything? Well all of us go through these patches at times in our lives but somehow miss out on ensuring that we stay motivated …

How to work on a sluggish Metabolism

Are you aware that your body burns calories more efficiently, as long as you do not get in its way? Metabolism is the natural way of burning more calories and over the years, I have noticed that some of the …

How to live an Authentic Life

Off Late, an increasing number of people reach out to me as to how can they find the courage to lead a  life which is exciting and not just normal and monotonous.I am glad that even now in this materialistic …

How to break bad Food habits?

This article is primarily for people who eat without giving much thought to what they  eat & mostly succumb automatically to the hand to mouth motion. Of late I have observed that most people who are stressed, tend to move …

Membership rules for the “Super Achievers Club”

Who are super achievers and what do they do differently? Well working with some of the biggest super achievers in their respective fields, over the last couple of years, has thrown some amazing insights which I will detail in the …

Work on your Will Power Muscle

Have you gone through the experience of starting with a healthy habit and in no time going back to where you began or worse much further back? Well, do not be surprised as I have gone through this learning curve …

Why Earning Trust is a step closer to Success?

Have you been asked this question –  “how can you make people trust you”?Well this conversation came my way when I was interacting with a wannabe life coach who was finding climbing the trust plateau very difficult.

Her question made …

Why eating raw food is always a healthy choice

Have you eaten raw food at times & felt more energised at the end of the day?Well in this case I am talking of raw vegan food and sorry to disappoint some of you, it is not about Sushi.

I …

It is time to face your fears

Are you always chained to your fears, which stop you from making the biggest changes in your life? Well fret not because you are not alone. Having worked with people in helping them overcome some of their biggest fears, be …

How does one sharpen the brain?

Let’s admit that the one thing which all of us want is to ensure that we have an edge over others when it comes to thinking right and fast. One thing which actually differentiates the wheat from the chaff is …

How do you move out of your comfort zone?

My last Blog got some amazing response from my readers, especially with respect to the – “Frog in hot water syndrome” words that I had used. What I meant by that was by being in your comfort zone over a …

What and when you eat does matter for a healthy life

Most of us are bombarded with info about what to to eat for good health. However I will be touching upon something more critical regarding when to eat the right kind of food.

This according to me helps in maximizing …

Why Motivation is not just a 10 letter word?

Do you feel motivated in some areas & the exact opposite in other areas? Well do not fret,I come across lot of people who do find themselves with the same predicament.

Motivation is a state of mind and I believe …

How to overcome Workout Laziness?

When it comes to regular exercise, people do  come up with excuses and more excuses. What if I could tell you that I was in the same boat a couple of years ago, but managed to overcome this by making …

It’s time to be the best version of yourself

How would your life change if you could be your best in terms of what you are doing? For many it might look like a mirage but for really successful people it is nothing but a daily consistent effort to …

Why do women find it more difficult to lose weight?

Have you been asking this question more often than not and perplexed to find that there no one realistic answer? Well worry not, I get more calls from women, especially on this one particular issue, and will  try & address …

How does Life Coaching Work?

Is there some aspect of your life you would like to change or improve, but do not know where to start? Do you have a goal or a wish that  somehow seems out of your grasp? Well if you have …

Life is not a lottery; it’s what you make out of it

Have you stopped in your tracks and thought about how your life would change, if you could be much more optimistic and positive? Well, over the years I have worked with quite a few clients who only wanted to work …

Have you activated the Antivirus for the Mind?

Are you aware of the devastation of your thoughts when it becomes Negative or self destructive? Off late this has become a kind of a virus that is afflicting people who do not lead a healthy life.

Working with people …

Work on change at your Operating system

What  comes to your mind when I talk about change at your  Operating System? When I use the words ‘Operating system’ with regard to lasting change, people connect immediately because we know that for a smart phone or a computer …

Are you guilty of being an Emotional Eater?

Have you ever wondered why you eat junk food loaded with Tran’s fat and sugars instead of a healthy food item? Do you eat when you are hungry or the other way round? Over the years, one of the most …

Is it time to Re-design your Life?

Has your life’s journey been more than perfect? Well, there is always an area where each one of you would be struggling to focus on and make it just about perfect. This is exactly the area that I work on …

How do you beat the Anxious Bug

Do you get often bitten by the anxious bug? Well we all, at some point of time guilty  in this area; However the truth is, you do not need to go through this and it is easy to beat anxiety …

What is Wellness Coaching all about?

When I  tell people what I do for a living, most of the them stop in their tracks & Yes you guessed it ask  – “what the heck is a Wellness Coach ?“ The best I can do about this …

How to overcome Negative thoughts and Actions

Have you been struggling with managing your Negative thoughts and Actions lately? Well worry not,Negative thoughts are normal and most of us, at some point of time, tend to have it. some of us are more conditioned to think Negatively …

How being fit & going green complement each other

As some of you already know, over the last few years I have been working on making my life simpler.I have tried to achieve this, by working towards being fitter,healthier and most importantly becoming a complete vegetarian. All these things …

Simple strategies to flip around your Life completely.

Working with a substantial number of people, over the years, in helping them change their lives has made me absolutely certain that there are clear strategies one can do to improve. These are – think more positively, be more focused …

How to develop & build the Wellness Muscle

The Wellness Muscle is a metaphor for developing a healthy habit both @ the physical & Emotional level. With more & more people neglecting their health, there has to be awareness spread around for people to be more responsible towards …

Life lessons from Kaiser

If you are wondering who Kaiser is – well he is about a year old Labrador retriever who was abandoned, rescued & finally adopted by me. I have always been a dog lover and as some of you can probably …

Being healthy & fit is not Rocket science

Over the last couple of years I have worked with quite a lot of people and made them realize that being healthy, both at  the Emotional & Physical level  is just about following 3 fundamental rules. Yes, if you can …

Why discipline is the key to be successful

Over the last couple of weeks I have observed that some of the most successful people, be it in sports or in the corporate world have been sabotaging their success. The one glaring common feature I have noticed with people …

Meditation:The key to Emotional Well-being

I am a big advocate of the meditation habit. Most of my clients and readers would have realized by now that I believe that meditation is a great way to begin & end one’s day. In fact, I would even …

How do you create a lasting change in your life

One of the most important things people want to do is, to change their life and make it last. Change as I Know, can be different to different people. Some of the people I work with would love to change …

How is your relationship with food?

What I have seen over the years with most people I have come in contact with, is that most of them relate any problem in life to food. I see a trend of emotional eating highly prevalent especially with the …

Are you living up to your potential?

When I ask the people I work with this question, I usually get a vague answer. This is because Potential is something which cannot be measured or quantified. However when you realize your own strength can  change your belief structure, …

Work on the Change Muscle

Our physical muscle tends to become stronger with repeated use and this is as you know is a “No brainer”. However when I talk of the change muscle, I tend to get people’s attention because this is something which not …

Learning’s from writing my 100th Blog article

It’s been slightly more than a year since I began writing on Self development and health related topics. When I look back, I cannot imagine that I am actually writing my 100th Blog article today. There have been some …

How do you Re Energize yourself

Working with people over the years has made me realize that our energy levels are not constant and tend to waver as the day progresses. Therefore how would it be, if you could ensure that your energy levels are constant …

Let go of the past and focus on the future

My recent post on Letting go of the past on my Facebook Page got some amazing response & got me thinking why not write a Blog on the same. Working with people in Redesigning their lives, has made me aware …

The Art of Sound Sleep

I have been coming across more and more people who have a major issue in this one area, compared to all other areas put together. Once there is a disturbance in the sleep pattern, there is a cascading effect on …

How to get unstuck in life?

Achievement is always a steady surge and Rome was not built in a day. These were my words to a caller,who had called me saying that she felt stuck in life  and incapacitated to do just about anything. I come …

Can we as women be healthy?

I do receive more calls from women, who intend to get healthy and lead a stress free life off late and the last call I had this week was from a young working mother with an extremely stressful life who …

Are you proud of your own progress?

Most of the time, we tend to be hard on ourselves and do not realize, how far we have come from where we had initially started. It could be working  on ourselves or spending more time with our

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Are you knocking at the door of chronic stress?

As a Life & Wellness Coach, people get in touch with me for various challenges they are facing in their life. When working with people one gets some great insights and experience. One common factor which drives people over the …

You are your own hero

Coaching and interacting with different people across cultures, I have realized that most people are at the mercy of external circumstances. They do not realize that we cannot change our external environment to a large extent  but can dig into …

How does One Crank up the metabolism level

Working on our metabolism is as important to being fit and healthy as much as a regular exercise habit. Every effort in terms of regularly working out, eating healthy and taking additional supplements is not of much use if one …

Some lessons learnt as I walked away from a car crash

In more than two decades of driving, I’ve never had a serious accident. Occasionally the thought did occur to me and I came close to this two days back. An overspending hatchback rear ended our vehicle, which was pulled off …

Does Visualization really work for me?

The week has been phenomenal for the simple reason that I have been helping my coaching clients work on their goals through visualization.

Is visualizing a myth or is there something more to it? When I look back I am …

Some easy habits to develop for a healthy Life

Our lifestyle around us is changing so rapidly that it has become  a major concern. We are compromising on our health, upkeep of which is not such a struggle as so many people do  put across. Ask me how? Well …

How do you train yourself to be more positive?

One thing which people value the most according to me  is to just be positive. I have had some people over the years telling me that “You know, it does not matter if I lose everything, but I need to …

How to stay on the lasting road of Wellness

This is for those of you who have reached the pinnacle of your goals, say a healthy body weight ratio, toned body or even running a marathon. What do you do after you accomplish success? Does time suddenly come to …

Some lessons learnt from leaving my corporate Job

I have been receiving a number of calls from people who unfortunately have succumbed to the market condition and lost their jobs. I feel for them from the bottom of my heart, but according to me, the most important thing …

Why being fit is not complicated

I had an interesting discussion on fitness with one of my callers who had tried everything under the sun to become fit but had failed in the effort. She mentioned that Health & fitness was way too complicated. Well as …

Stop comparing yourself to others

The one thing, one can do to click on their own low confidence switch is to compare someone’s strength to their own weakness. I have noticed this so many times over the years and was myself not immune to this …

It’s time to stop the blame game

Have you noticed someone who always blames others for their shortcomings? Well do not be surprised, there are quite a few around  us who do not take responsibility for their actions and find solace in blaming others.
Over the last …

How do you manage Work Life Balance?

I met up a friend recently who, though as Young as me, looked jaded and worn out .When I asked him what happened to him in the last decade, he replied with the all too familiar story of how his …

How to be absolutely focused in times of adversity

As an individual One is sure to face major obstacles in their life journey. This, if worked on properly, can make you stronger in the days to come. I generally see people who are absolutely focused on their short or …

Can you help me gain weight?

Off late I get many queries from people who, yes you read it right, want to gain weight. No I am not talking about Martians here, but people like you and me who are slightly different because their body structure …

How to make “ME TIME” a real possibility.

Does the day just zoom past you without you having anytime for yourself and you end up going to bed tired thinking why a day has only 24 hrs and not more? I always address this question by saying that …

Simple steps to make your Brain more efficient

For all practical purposes Your brain is still a muscle and I strongly believe that, just like certain exercises activate the muscles in a body, doing certain things on a daily basis makes your brain sharper. I have experienced this …

How to be just “HAPPY” in today’s world

When I receive a call from an unknown number in the dead of the night, I usually know someone is so desperate that they would have thrown out their logical side and called the moment they see what work I …

Change is the Name of the Game

When you do the same things again and again, do not expect to get different results. This is exactly what I spoke about with a friend a couple of days ago. He was stuck in a situation and did not …

Why breakfast is the first step towards a healthy you

 I have realized that many people begin their day on an empty stomach. They do not give much Importance to the most important meal of the day which according to me is a good balanced Breakfast. When I began to …

Road map for creating New Habits

With the New Year already a week behind us, most of the  resolutions for some would have either fallen flat and for those of you  who have still managed to hold on to your horses,given below is a clear Road …

Make 2013 the year of change .

What caught my attention in one of the daily’s this morning was that 3 out of the top 5 New Year resolutions was health related. It started off with being fit to improve health and ended with losing weight. With …

Keys for a lasting inspiration

Everyone wants to be absolutely inspired every day and ensure that they make the best use of the day. However for some being inspired and inspiring others is an uphill task as the road is always strewn with insurmountable difficulties.…

Why a good nights sleep is the Key to your overall health

What I have noticed is the less importance people give to a regular night’s sleep which is critical to the overall development of anybody.. Repeated research over the years has consistently shown that sleep plays a vital role in promoting …

Some simple exercise programs for beginner’s

It’s been a long journey with regular exercise now very much a part of my daily life. This has drastically improved my overall life. Exercise can be just about anything which has some kind of movement. Yoga gets included in …

Have you tried eating healthy at a social gathering?

With New Year round the corner and the holiday season approaching there are innumerable opportunities for people to have a party for just about any reason. It was during a discussion with an overseas client who happened to dread this …

Why it’s time to kick sugar out of your life.

Sugar is all around us in the form of sweets, refined food and mostly in our kitchen as granules or blocks. Since it has become such an integral part of our life we do not consider it to be our …

How to make the most out of your career and Life

Lately, I have been hearing that nothing seems to be moving in one’s career or life because of one’s luck. This seems to elude them every time they work towards a goal. With so many negative things happening around us …

Walk through your sedentary lifestyle

Life’s comforts and technology have made most of us lead a sedentary lifestyle which is one of the prime reasons for the alarming rate of obesity in Urban cities .Changing a habit which has made you comfortable is not a …

It’s time to Cut Back when you feel Overwhelmed

I notice that nowadays, most people are overwhelmed more often than not. Whilst there are many positive ways to manage this, some look at negative ways of coping like smoking, drinking or at times worse – doing nothing. Others cope …

Open your world to new possibilities

How is that some of us create possibilities and others only react when things happen. Well, I am a strong believer that you can create your life’s blueprint just the way you want and not react to things that have …

Do not blame yourself if you are overweight

From being overweight and unfit a couple of years ago I can safely testify that it is not easy to change over to a new leaf overnight. Most people you meet might say that it is just about being motivated …

How to find the magical key for a happy relationship

Off late I come across many people with serious relationship issues. Even worse is that they are not doing anything about it. Sometimes these relationships involve two people in a marriage living under the same roof but living different lives. …

How to not look like a pregnant duck.

What is striking off late is the amounts of fat people are putting in their midsection. I know for a fact that this one area that is most  noticeable more than anything else. When I was asked by a good …

Some great ways to be happy by being Selfless

When I saw a car owner chastising a parking attendant yesterday for a trivial issue which could have been ignored, I realized that by being a little forgiving the young gentleman in his flashy car could have made his evening …

How to work on nipping depression in the bud

One of the curses of our fast paced lives, multi tasking, unhealthy habits and Yes genetics is depression. This is the leading health issue in corporate India. I am sure most of you are surprised to hear this but i …